SDF - The Old New Break Through Therapy

Aim & Objective: The aim of this review was to determine the effectiveness of SDF in managing dental diseases. Methodology: A literature search of all the relevant papers on silver diamine fluoride was obtained from online scientific databases and a narrative review was carried out. Based on the selection criteria, 21 articles were selected, and the data were analysed to determine the effectiveness of SDF in the prophylactic and therapeutic management of various diseases affecting the teeth. Results: The available literatures suggest that 38% silver diamine fluoride is effective in arresting caries; a 3.8% solution as effective as a root canal irrigant and desensitiser. There were no significant complications reported with SDF treatment. Conclusion: SDF therapy is painless, simple, and low-cost and it could be widely recommended and promoted as an alternative preventive treatment to conventional invasive caries management, especially among children who are too young for conventional dental care, those with special needs, or those with difficulty accessing and affording basic dental care. Parole chiave: silver diamine fluoride, children, primary dentition, tooth decay, topical fluorides, silver diamine fluoride, randomised controlled trial